Do you think Xenical will come out with something new?

[airplane26]

Do you think Xenical will make a new product ever? Do you think they may stop selling Xenical one day?

[maggie]

They've already made alli. xenical is a brand, not a drug company.

Anyway, the pattern for medications is that as soon as the patent is about to run out, they come out with a new improved version for which they can get a new patent. So, for instance, if they have a time-released version, that will come out just as they lose the patent on the regular version. So I expect to see some changes.

[officeperson]

Obviously, Xencial won't be around forever. I'm sure they will come out with something new when they can make something better and Xenical isn't as profitable anymore.

[maggie]

I agree, just because this is a relatively new approach to helping with diets. I think we are just beginning to see the effects of a lot of research.